Antonym: upward. Similar words: downwards, onward, inward, onwards, inwards, inwardly, backwards and forwards, down with. Meaning: ['daʊnwəd] adj. 1. on or toward a surface regarded as a base 2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. adv. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.
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91. Although the economic fundamentals are regarded as sound, there seemed to be no end in sight to the downward spiral.
92. Stock prices turned downward today in a retreat led by IBM.
93. At first his weight was so slight that he had almost to force himself downward by holding on to the handrail.
94. Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.
95. Luminous rays stretching downward toward the horizon like the long glinting fingers of myriad hands.
96. The Treasury said inflationary expectations had improved and that downward pressure on inflation continued.
97. Unemployment, however, has brought about a simultaneous and contrary downward social movement.
98. The road begins to wind downward; they are now passing along the main street.
99. Hicks swung it open and they went carefully over an iron cattle grid and followed the trail downward.
100. Years later, I am constantly adjusting my feelings downward to achieve that fine balance of caution and melancholy. 30.
101. This downward trend was so significant during this period that the average working day fell by around 1 hour.
102. If this is not accommodated by capital inflows there will be downward pressure on income levels and subsequently increased unemployment.
103. Those most likely to be caught in this new, downward flow are young people from the poorest homes.
104. Yuppification, not downward mobility, will be the name of the game in the new edition of the guidebook.
105. But now, Greenspan alone possesses the degree of influence that can send international markets lurching downward.
106. I eased the steel strip out, drawing it downward to trace the outline of what seemed to be a bolt.
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107. It could lead to a downward pressure on prices in some industries.
108. The nystagmus consists of coarse oscillations that remain in the horizontal plane, even on upward and downward movements of the eyes.
109. A solitary star plummeted downward to bury itself in the sand beside Alec's foot.
110. Unemployment is also a significant cause of downward mobility in Britain.
111. But now we have completed the first of a series of ethical tests and a worrisome cycle downward toward retribution is evident.
112. Considerably greater downward pressure is required than for planing wood.
113. Nation-wide, the 1980s have seen downward trends in enrolments, and increases in drop-out and repetition rates.
114. It won't be easy, not with the coffers bare and momentum now turned in the downward direction.
115. At the same time the downward rigidity of wages prevented social demand from cumulative collapse.
116. This meant rejecting designs that were symmetrical or that actually went against the downward flow of building height from east to west.
117. But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.
118. The Earth is really the centre, really the lowest place; movement to it from whatever direction is downward movement.
119. This time Stewart ran in unmarked at the far post to score with a downward header from Jan Molby's free kick.
120. The good news is that in many countries the definition of what constitutes ideal family size is already evolving downward.
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